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Ok, after reading several comments, I realize the problem is when you try to join .rar files, archive manager automatically requires a password even though there is no password when the file was separated. I found the solution for this, there are two ways, using terminal (rar command) or Wine (install winrar).

Wine acts like a Windows emulator that allows you to install and run Windows applications. Using Winrar in Wine has the benefit of graphical interface and also the full functionality of Winrar. I strongly recommend this if you work with .rar files extensively.

I hate .rar file but just can’t seem to get away with it. Rar in Windows never made me happy, and today I had to open a .rar file in Ubuntu. I was not a happy guy . The archive manager in Ubuntu had served me well to open any archive extension but it finally gave up on .rar. So, I installed Ark, hoping this would take care of the problem. After opening the file in Ark, it announced that I did not have unrar-free in my PATH – what ever it might be. So I searched a little bit on google and found the solution and compile it below.

When Synaptic window is launched, on the menu bar, chose Settings -> Repositories

Check Software restricted by copyright and legal issues (multiverse)

Click Reload. You have to reload for the repositories to update.

And you have enabled Multivese Repositories. In my experience, it’s best to enable everything there is in the Repositories window just in case you need something latter and never have to enable anything again.